Lutjanus quinquelineatus

Lutjanus quinquelineatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Lutjanidae
Genus:	Lutjanus
Species:	L. quinquelineatus
Binomial name
	Lutjanus quinquelineatus; (Bloch, 1790)
Synonyms
	Holocentrus quinquelineatus Bloch, 1790; Grammistes quinquevittatus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801; Diacope decemlineata Valenciennes, 1830; Diacope spilura E. T. Bennett, 1833; Lutjanus spilurus (E. T. Bennett, 1833); Genyoroge grammica F. Day, 1871; Genyoroge notata sublineata De Vis, 1884; Genyoroge notata sexlineatus Saville-Kent, 1893;

Lutjanus quinquelineatus, the five-lined snapper or blue-striped snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of coral reefs being found at depths from 2 to 40 m (6.6 to 131.2 ft). This species can reach 38 cm (15 in) in TL, though most do not exceed 30 cm (12 in). It is a commercially important species and is also sought after as a game fish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lutjanus quinquelineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

External links

Photos of Lutjanus quinquelineatus on Sealife Collection

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Lutjanus quinquelineatus" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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